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Financing climate justice in the European Union and China: common mechanisms, different perspectives 欧盟和中国的气候正义融资:共同机制，不同视角

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2021-12-04 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-021-00644-0

Stephen Minas

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引用次数: 4

Worsening British views of China in 2020: evidence from public opinion, parliament, and the media 2020年英国对华看法恶化:来自公众舆论、议会和媒体的证据

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-021-00639-x

Tim Summers, Hiu Man Chan, Peter Gries, Richard Turcsanyi

引用次数: 1

How and why European and Chinese pro-climate leadership may be challenged by their strategic economic interests in Brazil 欧洲和中国支持气候变化的领导地位如何以及为什么会受到他们在巴西的战略经济利益的挑战

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-27 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-021-00645-z

Carlos R. S. Milani, Leonildes Nazar Chaves

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引用次数: 2

Assessing the pros and cons of the EU-China comprehensive agreement on investment: an introduction to the special issue 评估中欧投资全面协议的利弊：特刊简介

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2021-10-30 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-021-00641-3

Nicola Casarini, Miguel Otero-Iglesias

引用次数: 1

Poland’s stance on CAI: no need for haste 波兰在CAI问题上的立场是:没有必要操之过急

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2021-10-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-021-00635-1

Justyna Szczudlik

引用次数: 0

Analysing the EU’s collective securitisation moves towards China 分析欧盟集体证券化对中国的影响

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2021-10-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-021-00640-4

Xuechen Chen, Xinchuchu Gao

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引用次数: 3

Correction to: Mapping perception of China in Central and Eastern Europe 更正:中欧和东欧对中国的看法

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2021-09-17 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-021-00638-y

Suetyi Lai, Yidong Cai

引用次数: 0

EU-China university governance structures—case studies 中欧大学治理结构——案例研究

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2021-09-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-021-00637-z

Yujie Xue, Jan Cornelis, Chang Zhu

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引用次数: 1

The CAI as seen from Spain: a positive agreement with uncertain implementation 从西班牙的角度来看，CAI是一个积极的协议，但执行不确定

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2021-09-05 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-021-00633-3

Mario Esteban

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引用次数: 0

Comparative study on the internal governance models of Chinese and European universities 中欧大学内部治理模式比较研究

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-021-00636-0

Yan Wang, Qian Liu, Rui Chen

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引用次数: 1